• 1.0 Welcome
• 2.0 What’s New
• 3.0 Known Issues
• 4.0 System Requirements
• 5.0 Installation
• 6.0 Vegas User Manual
• 7.0 Demos
• 8.0 Contacting Sony Pictures Digital Inc.

Applicable to boxed products only. If you've purchased a downloadable product, an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the product documentation is available from our Web site.

Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 5.0d

• HDV™ project and rendering templates (AVI and MPEG-2) have been added.
  
  To capture and print HDV video, use the CineForm ConnectHD tool, which you can download from our Web site. For CineForm support, click here.
  
  *HDV and HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC).

Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 5.0c

• A bug has been fixed in the MPEG plug-in that would prevent saving markers to MPEG files.

Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 5.0b

• An Import audio at project tempo check box has been added to the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog. When this check box is selected, ACID loops are automatically stretched to match the project tempo (specified on the Ruler tab of the Project Properties dialog) when you add them to the timeline or preview from the Explorer window. When the check box is cleared, tempo information is ignored.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the Explorer window to lose its Favorites settings if the list was too long. Favorites are now saved in the following file: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sony\Vegas\5.0\ExplorerFavorites.txt. The file is saved whenever you close the Explorer window or exit the application. You can copy the file to different computers or user accounts to migrate Favorites settings.
  To see this file, you must have the Show hidden files and folders radio button selected on the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel.
• The Vegas Network Render Service no longer uses a unique installer. If you use the Network Rendering Service, you may install Vegas software on up to three computers (your registered editing computer and up to two other computers used for network rendering only) as specifically defined by the software license agreement. You must use the same information (serial number and registration information) on all computers.
  If you need to purchase additional licenses, please contact our Customer Service department.
• You no longer need to save your project before using network rendering. Before network rendering begins, a copy of your project — in its current state — will be saved in the shared output folder for use by the renderers. This version will have all media paths remapped based on the Network Render Service file mappings.
• The Vegas Network Render Service can now set file mappings automatically. Right-click the File Mappings tab and choose Auto-Fill File Mappings from the shortcut menu.
• Markers for each MPEG elementary stream are now saved as an .sfl file.
• The MPEG reader now correctly reads the first frame of MPEG files rendered by Vegas. This also corrects an off-by-one frame A/V sync problem when reading MPEG files.
• You can now render QuickTime files with frame sizes up to 2048x2048. Previous versions of the QuickTime plug-in were limited to 800x600.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented the Edit Details window from updating correctly when using the Select Events to End command.
• A bug that could cause a crash when right-clicking with the Envelope tool in empty timeline space has been fixed.
• The Video Preview window now updates correctly when using the arrow keys to nudge the selection box in the Event Pan/Crop dialog.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented the Width and Height controls in the Event Pan/Crop dialog from handling pixel aspect ratio correctly.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented the toolbars in the Event Pan/Crop window from drawing correctly in Windows XP SP2.
• A bug that prevented Event Pan/Crop changes from invalidating prerendered video has been fixed.
• A bug that prevented Hold keyframes from holding their settings has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented interaction between 3D tracks that were separated by an empty 2D track.
• You can now move the selection box in the Track Motion window using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
• Slow and fast keyframe types are now listed correctly in the Track Motion shortcut menu (slow and fast behaviors were reversed in previous Vegas 5 releases).
• The Sync Cursor button in the Track Motion window now retains its setting when the window is closed and reopened.
• A Sharp keyframe bug has been fixed in the Track Motion and Pan/Crop windows.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented 2D glow on a parent track from being applied if the parent track contained no media or track motion.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause a crash when adding 3D transitions to PAL media in a PAL project.
• A bug has been fixed that caused video event effects to be added as track effects when dropped on the cursor.
• Choosing Show Envelopes from the View menu lo longer toggles track keyframes.
• A bug has been fixed that caused gapping when recording audio under specific conditions.
• A bug that caused waveform gaps in temporary peaks during recording has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented adjustments to the Master Fader on the Mackie Control Universal from being applied to the master bus in the Vegas mixer.
• You can now assign the F1 through F8 keys on the Mackie Control Universal to custom functions.
• The Mackie Control Universal (MCU) driver permits the use of hardware control surfaces that emulate the Mackie Control Universal MIDI command set, such as the Tascam FW-1884 or Yamaha 01X. Selecting Emulated Mackie Control Device in the Configure Mackie Control dialog will enable this option and permit the assignment of the corresponding MIDI input and output ports. Refer to your specific device's documentation for MCU emulation configuration and associated surface assignments.
• The Generic Surface Control device driver supports the Simple MIDI Machine Control (MMC) Transport command set.

Video

• 3D track motion and compositing
• Keyframeable Bézier masking
• Macromedia® Flash™ (.swf) format importing (ActionScript, motion video, and audio are not
  supported.)
• Transition progress envelopes
• Improved MPEG-2 rendering, including two-pass encoding, 4:2:2 sampling, and transport
  streams

• Support for control surfaces including the Mackie® Control Universal
• Envelope automation recording
• Envelope point thinning
• Improved punch-in recording with automatic input monitoring
• Improved audio time stretching
• ACID loop support on the timeline
• Support for 5.1-channel audio plug-ins on the master bus
• Film-style 5.1 surround panning
• Downmix monitoring so you can test your 5.1 surround project in different listening
  environments
• Pre/post volume for buses routed to hardware outputs
• Bus-to-bus routing

• Enhanced interface, including Windows XP theme support
• Multiple docking windows
• User configurable window layout
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• Subclip creation
• Real-time audio/video event reverse
• You can now drag the edit cursor to change its position in the timeline and Trimmer
  window when the Allow edit cursor to be dragged check box on the General tab of the
  Preferences dialog is selected.
• A marker tool that you can use to move or delete multiple selected markers
• Automation recording for track envelopes and keyframes
• Audio volume/opacity event envelope changes are applied to all selected events.
• Networked rendering
• Enhanced application scripting

• Sony DSR-DU1 and DSR-DR1000 video disk recorder support
• J-H3 IEEE-1394 support with 3:2 pulldown removal on DV downconversion

• You can now have multiple floating sets of docked windows
• You can save and recall up to ten window layouts
• You can use the Display tab in the Preferences dialog to adjust the default track
  colors, icon color saturation, and icon tinting  

• If you open a Vegas 4 project in Vegas 5, please save it immediately with a new name. Vegas 5 projects will not open in Vegas 4.
• To use scripts that were created for Vegas 4.0 software, you'll need to revise the script's namespace from SonicFoundry.Vegas to Sony.Vegas. For example, the line that includes "import SonicFoundry.Vegas;" should be changed to "import Sony.Vegas;" before running the script.
• If you have a USB SmartMedia reader device installed on your PC, you may experience problems when you attempt to access your CD drive from Vegas for extracting audio or burning CDs. This is due to an error in the SmartMedia reader driver. Using the Unplug or Eject Hardware Wizard to remove the reader should allow Vegas to function normally.
• For record input monitoring, ASIO or other low-latency audio drivers are highly recommended. Additionally, you are advised to monitor through lightweight plug-ins only, such as Sony Pictures Digital Reverb.
• When using ASIO drivers, many sound cards allow only specific sample rates for playback. Vegas cannot play your project until you choose the appropriate sample rate on the Project Properties dialog. Please refer to your sound card's documentation to determine its required sample rate.
• The Macromedia Flash (SWF) reader plug-in does not read files saved as Flash 6.0 or higher. Please save your files in the Flash 5 format.
• Flash files that contain Actionscript or motion video will not be interpreted correctly by the Flash reader plug-in.
• Before using the Vegas Network Render Service, ensure all codecs, third-party video effects, and fonts used for generated media in your project are installed on all computers.

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP
• 500 MHz processor
• 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• 128 MB RAM
• OHCI compatible i.LINK® connector/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape)
• Windows-compatible sound card
• CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
• CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
• Microsoft DirectX® 8 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework (included on CD-ROM)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• QuickTime™ version 6.0 or later (for .mov, .qt, .dv, .gif, and .tif file support)

1. Place the Vegas CD-ROM in the drive. AutoPlay displays an installation menu.

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Click Install, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Vegas for your computer.

1. Download the install utility from our Web site.
2. Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Vegas for your computer.

6.0 Vegas User Manual

1. Place the Vegas CD in the drive. AutoPlay launches an installation menu.

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Choose Browse CD, and then browse to the D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\ folder.
3. Double-click the AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe icon and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Commercial distribution of the Sony Pictures Digital demos requires written permission from Sony Pictures Digital.

• 1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
• +608-204-7703 for all other countries.
• Fax: 1-608-250-1745.

• For a detailed list of Technical Support options, we encourage you to visit http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/support/default.asp.
• To listen to your support options please call 608-256-5555.
• Fax: 608-250-1745.

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